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Oct. 2, 2014 at 12:01 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 2 – The Canadian dollar was slightly firmer against its US counterpart at midday Thursday, just one day before September job numbers were due to be released in the US. There is growing speculation the US Federal Reserve could raise the interest rate […]

Oct. 2, 2014 at 8:47 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 2 – The Canadian dollar was higher Thursday morning, as timid manufacturing data in the US weakened the American greenback. The loonie held its own even as prices for oil and some metals fell, analysts said. Meantime, the number of people applying for […]

Oct. 1, 2014 at 3:48 pm CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada WINNIPEG, Oct. 1 – The Canadian dollar was firmer relative to the US dollar on Wednesday, seeing an upward correction after falling sharply in recent sessions, analysts said. The Canadian dollar closed at US$0.8951 or US$1=C$1.1172 on Wednesday, which compares with Tuesday’s North American settlement […]

Oct. 1, 2014 at 11:53 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, September 29 – The Canadian dollar was slightly firmer against its US counterpart at midday Wednesday, due to the release of lukewarm American manufacturing data. The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index came in at 56.6 on Wednesday. That is significantly weaker than the […]

Oct. 1, 2014 at 8:59 am CDT

By Commodity News Service Canada Winnipeg, October 1 – The Canadian dollar has slightly lower Wednesday morning, as the US government released an employment report that was in line with expectations. Payroll firm ADP reported that the US private sector created 213,000 jobs last month. Canada won’t release its own […]